Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20
A DAY DREAM.


prevent their encroaching upon its peaceful!
territory and breaking its refreshing quietude,
the secret of its whereabouts must remain
mystery.
1t lies in a tiny bay. all wooded down to
the waters brink, with green hills rising at
the back, and away TO the right there is good
cover for game in tue thick half wild tangle
of underground, where the white tailed rab-
bits seuriy about by hundreds, or sit summing
themselves in naHimate brown heaps of lazy
luxury A sudden beud inland discloses a
beautiful estuary, which winds its way
among the foot Of the hills, looking soft and
silent, with scarcely ripple to move its sur
face
Cottages are dotted about here and there
covered with roses aud jasmine and elena
ti-, and the gardens are filled with flowers
A picturesque Old world house stands alone
upon tue rising ground overlooking che sea,
sh TERED from every rough blast, with
oranges and lemons growing upon its walls,
and mvrtleS in fun blossom under its abbey
like windows
From the hills inland the view is pastoral
and idyAic; there is Il wood of tender green
larches, with background Of dark blue
pines
Fields of waving golden corn, fields of EN-
erald turnp and purple heets and mangel
Hedge rows feslooued with wild roses
briony and eslantne, carpeted with prin
roses viOlets and ferns
Narrow winding lanes, all overhung with
trees, with rustic stiles leading from them
across the country, aud in the distance Law a
village, from the cottages of which the white
III, L.
azure sky; the Steeple OF the old church was
peeping from among the many generation old
trees
Capt, Bertram Berkeley, who was quar-
tered with his regiment III the same county.
noticed it while oat sailing in the reginental
yacht, nesting ike a tiny gem in its verdan.
setting, and a fancy seized him TO nav it a
visit
There was not one OF his brother officers of
his own standing whom he did not poster to
accompany him thither, till it became almost
joke among them
My dear fellow demonstrated his great
friend, Hubert FaIkuer, we should be
buried alive in such a duh place; why, there
can be nothing on earth to do there Go,
by ali means, If Won want fit of the blues.
but don't ask any one else TO share your
fate
Well, be obtained leave OF absence, and he
did gol
They took him to the little bay in the
yacht, and put him on shore with his small
portmanteau, promising to return for him
that day week, and sailed away again laugh
ing at Bertrams folly
The first afternoon he enjoyed thoroughly.
Everything was 50 new and bright and
fresh and lovely
He found a quaint ivy clad little inn.
where the landlady Was apple checked and
good looking, and he intrusted himself for
the week to her tender mercies: and having
ascertained from her the prettiest walks, he
started off for round inhaling the sea
breezes with avidity, and ended his day upon
the beach, where he sat till dusk, lazily
throwing stones into the water
That night b. wrote to his friend:
DEAR FALKgrR-YIu were wrong not To come;
it is charming. Jolly little inn and pretty little
hostess Lovely walks; I'll l want is a companion.
You had better join Yours, BIB
But Capt FalIner did not see it in the same
light, and Bertram Berkeley remained alone.
The day after he followed lane which he
had not noticed before 1t appeared to lead
up to the rough and tangled underground
upon the hillside. aAd he Thought he might
get that way to the sea.
Suddenly he stopped, for before him Law q
home which was Il perfect idyi-a many
gabled, golden matched cottaee of consider.
able size showing on all sides the sisns OF
affluence II was covered with rare CLIMBING
plants: the very air WAS rednlent with the
perfume of the ro.es of all sorts. which Gins
tered in every available spot.
The fences were rustic md entwinad wifi
ivy and Virginian creeper.
The lawns were smooth as a billiard tail,
and soft as moss
The flower beds wer, filled with blossom hu,
it was neither upen hou,e nor lawn nor r,,stit
work nor flowers that his eyes were tixed h,,t
uDon the fioure of A ,,irI of some ~ vsarc nj
ace RECLINING in a low garden chair ipten+lr
readinp a book and the more he eazsd IN.
greater grew his admiration.
She was totally unaware of his nrasence
and it was evident that spectators were not
usual in that hidden corner all among the
trees and hedge rows and tangled nndar
growth.
1t was quite surprise to find this little
paradise of perfume there; as though some
fairy had conjured it up with her magic
wand, and the recumbent girl was fit for the
princess in the fairy tale She had masses of
gold brown waving hair hanging down
loosely about her shoulders and almost touch
ing tne grouhu' ana the sni'beams were CIV
ing IL theif own bright shades-
one nad evidently beeh out 10 hathe, and
was letting the sun and air dry her luxuriant
dresses ior her'
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iashes' out tue rest OF the oval face was per
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